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Wish that someone did not have

To give reluctantly, resentfully or sparingly

Be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

To have a strong desire for

To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant

To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

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Wish that someone did not have

“I'm always conscious that some people will begrudge me this carefree lifestyle because I am on a sole parent's pension.”

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To give reluctantly, resentfully or sparingly

have hard feelings about

harbour a grudge about

be put off by

be insulted

take as an insult

get nose out of joint

harbour a grudge against

be angry at

rail against

feel aggrieved at

show antipathy towards

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“I spend a lot of money on them; I don't begrudge a penny of it.”

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Be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

stint

limit

economise^UK

economize^US

spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar

husband your resources

cut your coat according to your cloth

have hard feelings about

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To have a strong desire for

be consumed with desire for

have hots for

would give one's eyeteeth for

favour^UK

favor^US

have one's heart set on

eat one's heart out over

be unable to wait for

thirstily await

be counting down the days to

anticipate with pleasure

be eager to

await with anticipation

anticipate with gusto

ardently anticipate

be enthusiastic about

expectantly anticipate

impatiently anticipate

await with enthusiasm

breathlessly anticipate

be interested in

enthusiastically await

enthusiastically anticipate

vigorously anticipate

eagerly await

spiritedly anticipate

anticipate with enthusiasm

energetically anticipate

zealously await

be excited at

have an inclination for

count the hours until

would like

anticipate with anticipation

take a fancy to

feel inclined to

have the inclination for

savor^US

savour^UK

have a preference for

find sexually attractive

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To refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant

give the brush-off to

give the red light to

give the thumbs down to

give something a miss

declare null and void

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

bring to screeching halt

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To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

put someone's nose out of joint

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

victimize^US

victimise^UK

get up someone's nose

terrorize^US

drive you up the wall

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

terrorise^UK

rattle someone's cage

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

tread on someone's toes

cause offense

be disagreeable

hurt somebody's feelings

put someone off their stroke

put into a flap

throw into a tizz

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

throw into tizzy

give a bad time

be a pain in the neck

mix up

be a thorn in someone's side

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

get on someone's case

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

scandalize^US

appal^UK

demoralize^US

appall^US

scandalise^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

demoralise^UK

take the piss out of

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

weigh heavily on one's mind

be a thorn in someone's flesh

dull

mess with someone's head

belabour^UK

breath down someone's neck

belabor^US

be a weight on one's mind

run up the wrong way

barrack

boo

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

beleague

aggress

get in the hair of

bring pressure to bear on

push someon's buttons

cause inconvenience to

be the victim of

get on someone's back

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make severe demands on

create difficulties for

be a weight on someone's mind

envenom

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

exhaust someone's patience

make someone's stomach rise

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

cause someone difficulty

satirize^US

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

make someone go out of his way

satirise^UK

have an adverse effect on

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